Karen Brinson Bell

The North Carolina elections board ousted its widely respected executive director Wednesday in a partisan move that will put Republicans in control of election operations in the political swing state, which includes the certification of results.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections' top administrator wants a powerful legislator to retract a comment that he made suggesting this month's results were being manipulated. Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell wrote to Senate leader on Thursday, the day after he spoke to reporters.

With high turnover and increased demand, election officials in battleground states like North Carolina are banding together to administer the upcoming general election.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections is inviting the public to weigh in on new rules to protect sensitive voting system information. 

North Carolina elections officials have documented 15 incidences of voter intimidation or harassment since the start of the early voting period.

State elections officials say they're “nearing the finish line” when it comes to tallying the votes from last week's election.

North Carolina's top elections administrator on Friday ordered that counties open a minimum number of early in-person voting sites this fall as a way to buttress ballot access during the COVID-19 p

The State Board of Elections has chosen a new executive director to replace Kim Strach, who has held the position since 2013.